Cessna 180 N4701U

Summary

On 7 June 2008 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4701U was involved in an accident near Eveleth, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 June 2008 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eveleth, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Harbor Seaplane Base (9Y5)

Coordinates

47.4597, -92.5405

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N4701U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aberdeen → Eveleth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA155

Nobody was injured.

The pilot elected to land on a grass airstrip that was unsuitable for landing due to the wet, soft runway conditions. The wet, soft runway were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had contacted the fixed base operator the day prior to the accident to check on the condition of the grass airstrip, and was told that airplanes had departed and landed on the grass airstrip during the day. The pilot called the fixed base operator on the morning of the accident but no one answered the phone. The pilot was unaware that it had rained at the airstrip during the night. He over flew the grass airstrip prior to landing and did not observe any standing water or signs of ground softness, so he landed on the grass strip. During landing roll, the main landing gear sank into a wet, soft area of the airstrip, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.